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John Leonard Swigert Jr. (August 30, 1931 – December 27, 1982) was an American NASA astronaut, test pilot, mechanical engineer, aerospace engineer, United States Air Force pilot, and politician. In April 1970, as command module pilot of Apollo 13 , he became one of 24 astronauts who flew to the Moon .
Mattingly was scheduled to fly on the Apollo 13 mission, but three days before launch, he was replaced by Jack Swigert because he was exposed to German measles (which Mattingly did not contract). Mattingly flew as Command Module Pilot for Apollo 16 and made 64 lunar orbits, [ 1 ] making him one of 24 people to fly to the Moon . [ 2 ]
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Apollo 13 crew members Jack Swigert, Jim Lovell and Fred Haise pose for a photo. Apollo 13 stands as one of NASA's most monumental and near-fatal space missions decades after the event.
But Mr Isaacman – like Neil Armstrong and Jack Swigert before him – will go down in history as a pioneer of humanity’s exploration of space. His mission is unlike theirs in many ways, but he ...
3 Personal life. 4 Organizations. 5 Awards and honors. 6 In popular culture. 7 See also. ... [11] [12] Haise and Jack Swigert were the first people from Group 5 to ...
Jack Swigert (elect) Succeeded by: Tom Tancredo: Member of the Colorado Senate; In office January 9, 1979 – March 31, 1983: Preceded by: Robert W. Smedley [1] Succeeded by: Kathy S. Arnold: Constituency: 13th district (1979–1983) 22nd district (1983) Member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 28th district; In office January ...
Joseph Peter Kerwin (born February 19, 1932) is an American physician and former NASA astronaut. [1] He served as the science pilot for the Skylab 2 mission from May 25, 1973, to June 22, 1973.